I believe many friends know that climbing Huashan Mountain at night is a very exciting thing, and many mountain climbing enthusiasts choose to climb Huashan Mountain at night. However, climbing Huashan Mountain at night is a difficult thing. What time is the best time to start climbing Huashan Mountain at night? How to choose the climbing route? Today, I will introduce it to you!
1. What time is the best time to climb Huashan Mountain at night?
Starting from the mountain gate at 10:30 PM is a good choice. It will not be too tiring on the way, and you will have plenty of time to find a good viewing spot after reaching the East Peak.
Note: You can check the sunrise time for each month of Huashan Mountain online. The electronic screen next to the Beifeng Memorial Pavilion will scroll to announce the sunrise time of the day. Pay attention to it when climbing.
2. Best Route
If you want to climb Huashan Mountain at night, there is only one route, which is the ancient road to Huashan Mountain, and the destination is basically the East Peak Sunrise Platform. If you start from the mountain gate and climb up leisurely, stop to take pictures of the beautiful scenery, and take a break whenever you are tired, it will take about 6-7 hours to reach the East Peak Sunrise Platform (it takes about 4-5 hours from the mountain gate to the North Peak, and about 1.5-2 hours from the North Peak to the East Peak). If you have amazing physical strength and climb all the way, you can reach the top in less than 5 hours.
3. What equipment do you need for night climbing?
1. Backpack: Size doesn’t matter, just suit yourself. It’s best to have a back support system, as it will be tiring to climb with weight.
2. Clothing: Huashan Mountain is not very high, and the temperature at the top of the mountain at night is only about 10 degrees lower than the predicted temperature, but it will be cold when waiting for sunrise. Taking June to September as an example, you can wear short-sleeved/long-sleeved shirts + shorts/long pants when climbing (those who are afraid of mosquitoes should not expose their legs and feet); also prepare long-sleeved jacket/windbreaker/thin down jacket + thin long pants. You can rent a military overcoat on the mountain, but it’s really not as comfortable as bringing your own thin down jacket.
3. Shoes and hats: Hiking shoes/air-cushioned sports shoes + two pairs of socks + hat (if your jacket has a hood, you can skip the hat).
4. Gloves: A pair of work gloves are essential. Try not to bring your own gloves (there is a lot of rust on the chains when climbing).
5. Headscarf: For pretending to be stylish, it can also block wind when waiting for sunrise.
6. Knee pads: For a mountain like Huashan with steps, a good pair of knee pads is better than a pair of good knees. If you can bring it, definitely bring it, it’s really comfortable.
7. Hiking poles: Whether it’s going up or down the mountain, it’s purely useless. It’s not useful for climbing a mountain with steps.
8. Flashlight: Huashan Mountain has a very powerful night lighting system, you don’t need to bring a light at all. If you want to take night photos and need to supplement the light, you can bring one.
9. Digital items: Camera, power bank, watch, these are up to you.
10. Rain gear: It’s best to have a disposable raincoat for each person. The weather on the mountain is unpredictable.
11. Sunscreen: Girls must bring sunscreen, must bring sunscreen, must bring sunscreen. Important things said three times.
12. Food/Water: This is also what everyone cares about. There are about three times to eat, once is to replenish energy when you climb to two or three in the morning, once is to have breakfast after sunrise at six or seven in the morning, and finally lunch at one or two in the afternoon on the second day. Be sure to bring enough food, but don’t bring too much, focus on high-calorie foods: bread, chocolate, Snickers, beef, etc. Don’t make it too heavy, just enough. For water, a can of Red Bull is helpful for night climbing; bring at most two bottles of mineral water, buy the rest on the mountain. The price goes up as you climb higher, but don’t feel sorry for the money. Try carrying four or five bottles of water in your bag, it’s heavy!
13. Medicine: Bring your own according to your needs. It’s good to prepare band-aids, just in case.
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